Here is a sample I wrote doing the deletion.
<mx:List id="mylist">
<mx:Array>
<mx:Object label="Test Entry 1" />
<mx:Object label="Test Entry 2" />
<mx:Object label="Test Entry 3" />
<mx:Object label="Test Entry 4" />
</mx:Array>
<mx:itemRenderer>
<mx:Component>
<mx:HBox>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
override public function set data(value:Object):void
{
// set the label text
status.text = value["label"];
// set it on the button also so that we can use it
// for deletion.
closeBtn.data = value;
super.data = value;
}
private function removeItem(data:Object):void
{
var index:int =
outerDocument.mylist.dataProvider.getItemIndex(data);
outerDocument.mylist.dataProvider.removeItemAt(index);
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Label id="status" />
<mx:Button id="closeBtn" label="Close" click="removeItem(data)"/>
</mx:HBox>
</mx:Component>
</mx:itemRenderer>
</mx:List>
The idea is to use the data object passed to a itemRenderer. This data
represents a item in the data provider. You can use the IList APIs on
the dataProvider to find the index and remove the item.
As I defined the itemRenderer inline I am using the outerDocument
property to access the list parent.
Let me know if it works for you.
-Sreenivas
--- In [email protected], "williamkusumo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I have a List (populated via a dataProvider) and in each of the list
> items, I have a "Close" button. What is the best way to remove the
> item when the "Close" button is clicked? I understand I must remove
> the data from the dataProvider instead of just deleting the list item,
> but how do you get the index of the list item based on which button is
> clicked?
>
> I have tried using the list's selectedIndex, but that's not really how
> you want to do it because the list item won't necessarily be the one
> selected when the "close" button is clicked (it'll screw up if you use
> keyboard to navigate to the button)
>
> I have tried getting the list by using thebutton.parent.parent and
> then do a getChildIndex(...) passing in thebutton.parent. But all I
> got is the number "2" all the time no matter which item I clicked on.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
